Jan 5, 2018
Archived: Car Fire West Of Sartell Closes Road
A Friday morning car fire temporarily closed one road in Le Sauk Township, west of Sartell.
Stearns County Sheriff Don Gudmundson says at approximately 6:18 a.m. 48-year-old Joseph Michael Sowada of Albany was driving on 30th Avenue North when his car backfired multiple times, his engine started smoking, then a small fire quickly turned into a big fire. The fire closed down 30th Avenue North for an hour and a half.
Crews were able to extinguish the fire and Sowada had no injuries, the car was a total loss.